Hundreds of Burkinabe churches like this have been destroyed by Islamists in recent years.
Hundreds of Burkinabe churches like this have been destroyed by Islamists in recent years.
Jun. 19, 2025 | Burkina Faso

Islamists Increase Attacks on Christians

[168] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Burkinabe Christians.

According to Burkinabe church leaders from two denominations, attacks on Christians by Islamist insurgents are rapidly increasing. Leaders from one denomination say that from January 2024 until the beginning of 2025, 10 pastors were murdered, 220 displaced, 7 abducted, 179 churches closed, 22 churches burned or destroyed, and 177 Christians murdered. Nearly 31,000 of the denomination’s church members have been displaced. Another denomination reports that 797 pastors (70%) have been displaced, 7 killed, and 97 churches burned or destroyed with 946 churches closed and 115 Christians killed. Additionally, more than 100,000 of that denomination’s church members have been displaced. “These are current numbers,” said a front-line worker. “We need to increase prayer support for our Burkinabe brothers and sisters, for their protection, for provision, and for their persecutors to come to faith in Christ.”

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  • Lord Jesus Christ, Lord Holy Spirit, I pray that You meet the physical, mental, and spiritual needs and healings of all Burkinabe displaced Christians. I pray they will receive from You Your protection, provision, according to Psalms 91. And I pray ALL their persecutors will come to faith in You. Amen.
    Mariah Ki'erra D - USA
  • Dear Lord,
    I do pray for our brothers and sisters in Burkina Faso. We know that however bleak or grim the situation is, You are watching over everything and You will have the ultimate victory. Please strengthen our brothers and sisters with hope. Help them to continue persevering in the faith. Please multiply their witness and watch over them.
    Amen
    Jehosheba R - USA
  • Thank you Lord for this opportunity to pray for these people. We have it so very easy in America and never suffer for anything...Please bless these, Your children openly and make them brave, strong and healthy. Keep their minds stayed on You and come soon! In Jesus name I pray, Amen! MARANATHA!
    Della H - USA
  • Father, please cause your church in Burkina Faso to be a bright shining light in the midst of darkness. Help them stand firm in their faith. Add to their number daily those who are being saved. Comfort them and provide food, shelter and clothing. Convict those who have murdered them. May their guilt draw them to Jesus. Give the believers eternal hope.
    Hannah D - USA
  • Oh Heavenly Father and Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ, Please protect Your people from their enemies. Please give them refuge, provision, hope and perseverance!
    christine s - USA
  • In the present name of Jesus. our heavenly Father, Jehovah Shammah, God Who is there, as brothers and sisters in Christ we praise You that Burkinabe Christians are strong and courageous and that You never leave them nor forsake them. We ask for provision, a hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Father God, I pray that you will protect your people in Burkina Faso. Help those who minister there to have success in their ministry. I pray that the enemies of your people will hear the gospel of Jesus Christ and respond in faith. I ask that you will do a mighty work of salvation among the Burkinabe people. Please provide and protect them. Amen.
    Julia F - USA
  • Our Father, hold Your children tightly to You as they face persecution and death for their faith in You. Give them the strength to endure. May Your faithfulness to them be a light to those who are in dark sin, and need Jesus as their Savior. In His name, Amen
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • Father God, I lift up all the Christians in Burkina Faso who are suffering for their faith in You. I pray that you will supernaturally provide for their needs. Lord we praise You for these Christians who stand strong for You. In the name of Jesus, let these terrorists see Your love and power in these Christians and want what they have-salvation. Amen.
    Brenda C - USA
  • My Father and my God, I am left dumbfounded by these reports. The feeling of helplessness is met by knowing that You move through prayer & can do all things. Move in Your power in BF to protect our siblings, provide for them, & open the eyes of their persecutors. Only You can do this Lord God. Please fill my siblings with Your presence. Amen.
    Jason R - USA
  • Lord, these numbers are unthinkable. It seems hopeless, and we hardly know how to pray. Yet with lift up our brothers and sisters with the confidence that you can overcome even this massive challenge, asking you to provide for their needs. Please sweep Burkina Faso with your love and light so they can turn to Jesus and experience his transformation.
    Brenda M - USA
  • Father God, we know you are not indifferent to your suffering church in Burkina Faso. You see the devastation and suffering brought by the enemy. Now we pray that you would strengthen the church through this time and use this suffering to bring more Burkinabe to faith in Christ. Protect, provide and guide church leaders in Jesus' name, amen.
    Matthew E - USA
  • God, see this evil. Protect Your own, we ask. We thank You for the lives spared, for the ones that have been displaced rather than killed, but we ask that You go before them, You go with them, You guard them. Provide for each child of Yours, for their needs, for their faith, for their hope. Let love abound, more and more, even here. Turn their enemies.
    Kesse R - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father I amen these previous prayers. You know how we had fasted & prayed for Burkina Faso & we lift up all those prayers to You again that it might be so for their liberation in the Spirit & protection from the darkness in it. As You saved the crown Prince of Kuwait, I pray the salvation of the leaders here. In Jesus' Faithful Name amen.
    Johnathan K - USA
  • Father, I lift up our precious sisters & brothers in this land. May their faith grow rock solid & would You speak hope & courage to them. May their persecutors hear Your calling upon their hearts repent & turn to You in Jesus' Name! Bring healing to Your dear people who have lost loved ones & those who are missing or in harms' way. Deliver themIJN
    Lisa T - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I pray for Christians in Burkina Faso. The atrocities they faced in 2024 are horrific beyond belief. Please provide comfort for those whose family members have been killed. I pray for Your protection and provision over the 100,000+ who have been displaced. I pray that their persecutors will come to faith in Christ.
    Rosalind T - USA
  • Almighty Heavenly Father protect your believers in Burkina Faso . May their faith remain strong & that they're will be more Christians in the country & that Islam will decrease. In Jesus Christ's name Amen
    Janie D - United Kingdom
  • In the helping and healing name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, God Who helps and provides, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Burkinabe Christians. We ask for provision, complete healing, hedge of protection, angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Father, nothing is impossible for You. Cause 3 top Islamist leaders to simultaneously have an encounter with Jesus as didSaul on the road to Damascus.Lay them low and put them through terrible trials until they surrender to You.Cause them to declare an end to persecutions of followers of Jesus, for God is not pleased.Cause a paralysis of evil action.
    Danae V - USA
  • Lord you know the evil that is taking place among your people. I pray you soften hearts of these evil men and draw them to you. May your people be kept safe and be provided for. In your mighty name I pray. Amen!
    Colleen S - USA
  • Father may their faces shine with your light through their persecutions that their persecutors might be convicted and turn to Jesus.
    Rebecca H - New Zealand
  • Almighty God, you see al things. I pray for your protection, grace and strength for these dear believers in Burkoinabe to be overcomers and stand strong even amidst such adversity. Thru such conditions may their lives be a testimony of your power and strength to endure hardness and radiate love of Jesus. In mighty name of Jesus Amen Pat US
    Patricia S - USA
  • Lord,
    Thank You for our Burkinabe brothers and sisters. It is with a heavy heart I pray, reading of their persecution. You know exactly what they need and You are the provider of every good and perfect gift. May You protect them, provide for them, and may their persecutors come to faith in Christ. May their blood spilt be fertile ground for the Gospel.
    Lysander S - USA
  • Father there is a battle being fought to discourage, disperse, destroy the hearts and very lives of these Christians. Lord would you strengthen their faith and protect them against the schemes and help them to keep their eyes on you trusting you to give wisdom, guidance and courage. Please help them to hold on to you and one another.
    Teresa S - USA
  • Oh Father, you know that challenges faced by each person. I pray that they may know You more, hold on to you tightly. Strengthen them as they desire to serve you. Give them Wisdom and understanding. Help them not to loose faith but to stand covrred in your armour. Protect and nourish them I pray in Jesus name.
    Kim S - South Africa
  • Oh Father, you know that challenges faced by each person. I pray that they may know You more, hold on to you tightly. Strengthen them as they desire to serve you. Give them Wisdom and understanding. Help them not to loose faith but to stand covrred in your armour. Protect and nourish them I pray in Jesus name.
    Kim S - South Africa
  • Oh Father, you know that challenges faced by each person. I pray that they may know You more, hold on to you tightly. Strengthen them as they desire to serve you. Give them Wisdom and understanding. Help them not to loose faith but to stand covrred in your armour. Protect and nourish them I pray in Jesus name.
    Kim S - South Africa
  • O Father God, hear our prayers for brothers and sisters in Burkina Faso. They are facing so much opposition from Islamists. Strengthen their faith. Provide for their needs. Comfort them in their laments. May their witness of the true gospel bring some of their persecutors to Christ. And may it all be for your glory. Amen.
    Diana F - USA
  • Lord Cael Serquanich 101550, 12, East 56 Poiel Bless our Hegemony those who serve us in Burkinabe and our allies. May we be held in esteem for our modesty, moderation and agreeable humor. Finding success through our talents and conduct. Signifying fortune and fame. Obtaining all requests. Ruling over fame fortune and philosophy. IcwtkaBurkinabeAmenHISn
    Ivy H - USA
  • Oh Lord, we lift up our Christian brothers and sisters in or Burkinabe. Thank you for sustaining them. Please strengthen y and protect them. May they know your nearness. May their witness lead to new converts to Christianity. May they see family members and friends come to Jesus and make Him Lord of their lives.
    Debra K - USA
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